In Germany, a U.S. beer invasionAlmost 65 years after Allied planes flew Western supplies into blockaded Berlin, a new American import is arriving by air: craft beer. The beer is being flown in as part of a new surge of German interest in American brewing, upending a centuries-old relationship in which German beer defined the golden standard for brewing and Americans emulated it. More

Cyprus parliament approves bailoutCyprus' lawmakers approved on Tuesday a multi-billion bailout agreement with international creditors aimed at preventing the crisis-hit country from going bankrupt. More

Baby food shortage in Europe due to China demandYong-Hee Kim still can't believe that in a prosperous country like Germany, powdered baby formula would ever be rationed and that she would have to scour shops in the German capital to find the right brand for her 13-month-old son. More

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Image source: Getty Images. The trend toward healthier living is helping to fuel the sales and profits of sports apparel companies. Nike (NYSE: NKE) has long reigned supreme in this arena, but hard-charging challenger Under Armour (NYSE: UA) (NYSE: UA-C) is steadily gaining share. So which stock is the better buy today?

Image source: Broadcom. Semiconductor company Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) reported its fiscal fourth-quarter results after the market close on Dec. 8. The wireless business was the star performer, growing by more than 30% compared with the third quarter and more than offsetting sluggish sequential growth in Broadcom's other segments. Here's what investors need to know about Broadcom's fourth-quarter results.

Many seniors jump to collect Social Security as soon as they possibly can. Though the full retirement age for today's older Americans is 66 or 67, eligible recipients can file for benefits as early as age 62. And while there's technically no upper limit for collecting benefits, there's no incentive to delay Social Security past age 70, so that's typically considered the latest age to file for retirement benefits.

The rise of the internet in the late 1990s created new business opportunities throughout the economy, and the travel industry quickly became one of the most cutting-edge areas for technological innovation. Priceline Group (NASDAQ: PCLN) started out as a kitschy website with its auction format famously allowing users to name their own price for hotel rooms and other travel services.

President-elect Donald Trump took a moment at his victory tour rally Thursday night to defend his selection of several billionaires and millionaires for his Cabinet. "One newspaper criticized me: 'Why can't they have people of modest means?'" Trump said, while speaking in Des Moines, Iowa. "Because I want people that made a fortune!